For 40 years, Peter has been one of the leading writers about mountaineering in Britain. His articles have appeared throughout the national and specialist press, and he has won a record six awards for his work from the British Outdoor Writers Guild. His biography of George Mallory, The Wildest Dream, co-authored with Leni, won the Boardman Tasker award for mountain writing in 2000. Here are some of his recent articles. (We are working to restore some links that have been shut down by paywalls.)

In 2009, Peter wrote an article for the Independent about his return to climbing Munros. This was inspired by our grandson, Jake, then aged six and shown in the picture below, with grand-dad Peter (left) and father Seth (right) on the summit of Meall nan Tarmachan in August 2008.

In 1994, Peter wrote an article for the Independent about Jonathan Pratt, a British mountaineer whose ascent of K2, the world's second highest mountain, caused controversy. Some members of the mountaineering world voiced doubts as to whether he had actually reached the summit, and Peter reported on Pratt's ascent and the subsequent dispute.

In 2003, the 50th anniversary of the British first ascent of Everest, Peter described how Swiss climbers almost got to the summit first. His article appeared in the Sunday Times Magazine. Link to text here: